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Ladislaus Esterházy
Count of Galántha
Full name
Count László Esterházy de Galántha
Born(1626-12-31)December 31, 1626
DiedAugust 26, 1652(1652-08-26) (aged 25)
Vezekény, Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Veľké Vozokany, Slovakia)
Noble familyEsterházy
Spouse(s)Countess Eleonóra Batthyány de Németújvár (1650–1652)
Issuechildless
FatherCount Miklós Esterházy de Galántha
MotherBaroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh
The native form of this personal name is galánthai gróf Esterházy László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Count Ladislaus Esterházy de Galántha (31 December 1626 – 26 August 1652) was a Hungarian noble, son of Nikolaus, Count Esterházy, who served as Palatine of Hungary. He was a general in the Imperial Army and fought against the Ottoman Empire.

Life

His older brother, István Esterházy died in 1641, as a result Ladislaus succeeded his father as head of the Esterházy family in 1645. He married Eleonóra Batthyány, daughter of Imperial and Royal Chamberlain Ádám Batthyány, in 1650.[1] However, the marriage remained childless, as Ladislaus was killed in the Battle of Vezekény, along with three other members of the family.[2]

He was succeeded by his younger brother Paul as Count Esterházy of Galántha and inherited the family's vast wealth and landholdings at the age of 17. Paul later became the 1st Prince of Galántha.[3]

Legacy

The four Esterházy brothers were buried on November 26, 1652 in the crypt of Nagyszombat's University Church (today: Trnava, Slovakia). The battlefield was marked by a 5 metre tall obelisk commemorating the victory and the sacrifice of the four brothers, erected in 1734. In 1896 it was replaced by the memorial which is still visible — a white travertine pedestal with a bronze sculpture of a lion crushing a Turkish battle flag. The pedestal bears a Latin inscription that reads: “Hold on, traveller, and read!“.

Family of Ladislaus, Count Esterházy
16. Márton Zerhas de Zerhashaz
8. Benedek Zerhas de Zerhashaz
17. Erzsébet Wad de Felszász
4. Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha
9. Ilona Bessenyei de Galántha
2. Miklós, Count Esterházy de Galántha
20. György Illésházy de Illésháza
10. Tamás Illésházy de Illésháza
21. Margit Tankházy
5. Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza
11. Zsófia Földes
1. Ladislaus, Count Esterházy de Galántha
24. Miklós Nyáry de Bedegh et Berencs
12. Lőrinc Nyáry de Bedegh et Berencs
25. Krisztina Kanisay de Kanisa
6. Baron Pál Nyáry de Bedegh et Berencs
26. Miklós Thúróczy de Túróczszentmihály
13. Márta Thúróczy de Túróczszentmihály
27. Mária Zabláth
3. Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh
28. Mihály Várdai
14. Miklós Várdai
29. Erzsébet Sarmasághy
7. Katalin Várday de Kisvárda
30. Antal Losonczi
15. Dorottya Losonczi
31. Klára Báthori de Ecsed

References

  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Batthyány family tree". Genealogy EU.
  2. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy de Galántha family". GENEALOGY.EU. Retrieved 2010-02-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[self-published source][better source needed]
  3. ^ Esterházy Betriebe GmbH. "I. Pál herceg (1635–1713)". Esterházy Betriebe GmbH. Retrieved 2010-02-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
Ladislaus, Count Esterházy
Born: 31 December 1626 Died: 26 August 1652
Hungarian nobility
Preceded by Count Esterházy of Galántha
11 September 1645 – 26 August 1652 		Succeeded by

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